A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Ducktrap Coalition, Ducktrap River Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Ducktrap watershed coalition formed to protect natural values in the watershed through a multifaceted partnership.
Website:: www.coastalmountains.org/htm/duckt_coalition.htm
Contact:: Scott Dickerson
Executive Director
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
207 236 7091
scottd@coastalmountains.org

Project Name:: Galway Tree Farm Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This 49 acre property contains a mix of habitats including maturing Christmas tree plantations, natural forest, open field, wetland, and ponds.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Project Name:: Maine Coast Protection Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The Land Trust Alliance has convened 70 coastal land trusts, other groups, and state and federal agencies, to conserve the Maine coast’s natural and cultural resources.
Website:: www.lta.org
Contact:: Amy Owsley
Field Representative for the Maine Coast Protection Initiative
Land Trust Alliance
207-319-9716
aowsley@lta.org

Project Name:: Saratoga Lake Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This project ensures a stretch of shoreline remains unspoiled and protects wetlands, hardwood forests, and riparian habitats.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Ball Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Project Name:: University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: A public/nonprofit partnership through a $20M purchase to safeguard the only higher education research/education facility on the island. The 110 acre parcel embraces rare coastal and upland resources.
Website:: www.nantucketconservation.com/info_files/information/umass.html
Contact:: Jim Lentowski
Executive Director
Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc.
508-228-2884
jlentowski@nantucketconservation.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Tar-Pamlico Basin Agricultural Management Strategy Reduces Instream Nutrients
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: Row crops and animal operations led to excessive nutrients in the estuary. It was added to the state’s 303(d) list for chlorophyll a.
Website:: www.ncstormwater.org/worddocuments/tarpamlico_success_story.doc
Contact:: Chrystal Bartlett
Stormwater Awareness & Outreach Coordinator
N.C. Department of Environment & Natural Resources - Public Affairs
919.715.4116
chrystal.bartlett@ncmail.net

Project Name:: Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science in Tampa Bay
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Scientists collaborate across disciplines to acquire scientific data on Tampa Bay that will help managers conserve and protect its resources.
Website:: gulfsci.usgs.gov/tampabay
Contact:: Holly Greening
Senior Scientist
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
727-893-2765
hgreening@tbep.org

Project Name:: Cromer Ridge OHV Management: Daniel Boone NF
Location:: Southeastern: Kentucky
Summary:: Collaborative effort to rectify unregulated OHV use in a watershed.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/ohv
Contact:: Jerry Ingersoll
OHV Program Leader
USDA Forest Service
202-205-0869
jingersoll@fs.fed.us

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: 500-1000 person ecovillage in northeast Missouri as experimental project in social and technological strategies for sustainable living for North Americans.
Website:: www.dancingrabbit.org
Contact:: Jonah
Secretary

(660) 883-5881
secretary@dancingrabbit.org

Project Name:: Muddy Creek Coordinated Resource Management Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:: Muddy Creek project raised $2 million for habitat restoration to address natural resource management issues.
Contact:: Larry Hicks
Natural Resource Coordinator
Little Snake River Conservation District
307-383-7869
lsrcd@yahoo.com

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Henry Mountain Bison Herd
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: Sportsmen and ranchers negotiate win-win solutions to maintain livestock grazing and ensure quality bison hunts in the Utah Henry Mountains.
Contact:: Don Peay

Henry Mountain Sportsmen for Habitat
801-635-5576

Project Name:: Wet Mountain Valley
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Trust for Public Land is involved in an initiative to acquire conservation easements in the Wet Mountain Valley in Colorado.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552

Project Name:: Altar Valley Conservation Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The Alliance works on habitat restoration and conservation in the Altar Valley, including preservation of family ranching, native species preservation, prescribed burns and erosion control.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/altarvalley.html
Contact:: Pat King
President
Altar Valley Conservation Alliance
(520) 822-1065
anvilranch@aol.com

Project Name:: Lone Star Legacy Red Drum Hatchery Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Three facilities along the Texas coast are dedicated to marine fisheries research and hatchery production; these replenishment efforts form the centerpiece of the state’s sportfishing industry.
Website:: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/hatch/ccacpl.phtml
Contact:: Pat Murray
Texas Chairman
Coastal Conservation Association
713-626-4234

Project Name:: Storm Ranch
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The Storm Ranch is a 5680 acre conservation partnership that will protect water quality, endangered species, scenic vistas, and the area's rural heritage.
Website:: hillcountryconservancy.org
Contact:: Fred Ellis
Director of government and community affairs
Hill Country Conservancy
(512) 328-2481
fred@hillcountryconservancy.org

Far West

Project Name:: Afognak Island Timber Road Removal
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: Afognak Island's wild salmon, Kodiak bears and Roosevelt Elk habitat within an active timber harvest region is being rapidly restored through road removal, tree replanting and disturbance reduction.
Website:: www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:: Douglas H. Grann
President & CEO
Wildlife Forever
763-253-0222
dgrann@wildlifeforever.org

Project Name:: Nez Perce Reforestation
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: This project planted native trees as part of AMERICAN FORESTS’ Global ReLeaf program to reforest burned areas in Nez Perce Woods Property.
Website:: www.americanforest.org
Contact:: Deborah Gangloff
Executive Director
American Forests
(202) 737-1944
info@amfor.org

Project Name:: Fish and Amphibian Use of Seasonal Aquatic Habitats in Grass Seed Producing Fields of the Willamette Basin
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: This is a study of fish and amphibian use of habitats in intermittent streams that drain agricultural lands in western Oregon.
Website:: oregoninvests.css.orst.edu/FMPro
Contact:: Guillermo Giannico
Assistant Professor
Oregon State University
541-737-2479
giannico@oregonstate.edu

Project Name:: Restoring a Tidewater Glacial Fjord Habitat at Kenai Fjords National Park
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: To address the decline in seal and other species numbers, commercial tour operators agreed to self-regulate their activities in and around the fjords.
Contact:: Tom Ferranti
Alaska Region
National Park Service
907-644-3504

National

Project Name:: USGS Responds to the Emergence of Infectious Disease
Location:: National
Summary:: This partnership identifies emerging wildlife diseases, such as Type E botulism, amphibian and coral reef diseases, tularemia in rabbits, and exotic parasites of endangered fishes.
Contact:: Rick Kearney
Program Coordinator
U. S. Geological Survey
703-648-4019
rkearney@usgs.gov

Current Conservation Programs